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Post by ashcatlt on May 14, 2012 18:32:10 GMT -5
Wasn't completely sure where to put this, but I was just made aware of this new product: 
 (click the pics for info!)
4real built his own, but for those of us too lazy... |
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Post by sumgai on May 15, 2012 11:21:32 GMT -5
I'd be interested in hearing from members who clicked those links - that site triggered several security warnings for me.  sumgai |
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Post by lunaalta on May 15, 2012 16:56:06 GMT -5
No warnings here.....
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Post by yakkmeister on May 15, 2012 18:04:38 GMT -5
Links are fine for me.
Looks like a neat product too.
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Post by ashcatlt on May 15, 2012 19:31:42 GMT -5
Funny, now I'm not seeing the pics! Anybody else?
I would have to find a way to mount switches to the thing. My idea involved a metal box for shielding purposes. A single gang Raco switch box is just barely too big, and way too heavy.
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Post by D2o on May 15, 2012 20:02:41 GMT -5
I don't see any pictures either.
I didn't have any flags come up when I visited the site ... I got a little yellow yield sign ("done, but with errors on the page"), but that's not unusual for IE browser.
Looks like a neat little rig.
Cheers,
D2o
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Post by KIIMH on May 15, 2012 20:04:08 GMT -5
dose it cownt if i seen pictres in myhead?  kyE |
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Post by newey on May 15, 2012 21:18:23 GMT -5
Hmm. I get a pic no problem- but there's only one link having one pic, although it looks like this:
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Post by cynical1 on May 17, 2012 10:57:19 GMT -5
I didn't get a security warning and I did see the picture...but this is a State computer...so YMMV.
And it does look like a clever little solution.
HTC1
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Post by 4real on May 18, 2012 7:02:00 GMT -5
  I did indeed build my own with a mini HB. The way I did it covers less of the hole for more acoustic sound, pickup closer to the neck but this looks pretty good...got to attach the wiring and I also grounded the strings.... These kinds of things can make a great sound, not quite 'acoustic' but a nice capability to have about if you have a spare pickup to adapt. I found on mine that the harmonics on the 5th fret are absent which is a bit of a pain, it's all about position I guess. One day I might spring for a 'shadow' or similar more 'convincing' mag acoustic sound, but these kinds of things can sound really good. Nice fine Ash...if i'd seen that earlier, maybe...LOL. |
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Post by sumgai on May 18, 2012 10:30:07 GMT -5
I found on mine that the harmonics on the 5th fret are absent which is a bit of a pain, it's all about position I guess. That'd be a correct guess.  On any guitar, placing the pickup exactly at the position where you'd expect to find the 24th fret will greatly reduce, or even completely negate, the harmonics you normally find at the 5th fret. This is a property of the relation between the pickup and its location along the string, not of the pickup itself. Proof of this concept is easy (for some!): merely capo a Jazzmaster (after first procurring one for testing purposes!!) at the first fret, then attempt to "harmonic" the 6th fret - can't do it, can ya?  The JM's Neck pup is located directly under what we'd normally call the 25th fret. Capoing the first fret moves all relationships along the string one fret's worth.... It's worth noting that some Humbucker equipped guitars don't exhibit this "feature"..... For them, the magnetic field is off-center from that 24th fret location, thus the cancellation is hardly noticible. But only on some Hb-stuffed axes - others do indeed have the "problem". HTH sumgai |
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The JM's Neck pup is located directly under what we'd normally call the 25th fret. Capoing the first fret moves all relationships along the string one fret's worth....